| 单词 | irksome |
| 释义 | irksome (once / 2365 pages) adj If your little brother keeps saying the same phrase over and over again, you might find it irksome — that is, annoying in a tiresome way. If you are a person who likes to know exactly where words come from, you might find it irksome that the etymology of irksome's 15th century ancestor irken is unknown. If you complain about this to all of your friends, they might start to find you irksome also. WORD FAMILYirksome: irksomely, irksomer+/irk: irked, irking, irks, irksome USAGE EXAMPLESSecurity Council to restore old borders in the region, Mr. Kerry’s speech proved particularly irksome to some observers. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) However, the rap tunes that Diplo spun — plus all of the prerecorded guest vocals during Fifth Harmony’s set — highlighted something irksome. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) Similarly, the attraction of online socializing isn’t merely its constant availability; it’s the option of erasing the people we find irksome or merely boring. Slate(Nov 30, 2016) adj so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke Syn boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome uninteresting arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement |
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